Tips to fill the bubble sheets for Paper ACT tests.
Believe it or not, how you bubble can have a big impact on your score. Here’s the best way to bubble the ACT.
My students often jump up 20-50 points just with a better bubbling strategy – one that saves both time AND brain cells.
When you bubble on the ACT after every answer you are wasting time by transferring your attention to the bubble sheet and then back to the test. You are also wasting brain cells by having to find your place in test and re-engage with the content.
Make all of your studying count by following these easy tips for taking this type of test
Bring a Good Eraser to the Test
Bubble sheet readers are pretty sensitive, so you have to be very careful about changing your answers. When you erase one bubble and fill in another, you run the risk of getting the question marked wrong because the reader thinks you’ve answered twice
Bubble the spread
Don’t bubble in your answer after every question. That wastes too much time and pulls your head out of the zone.
Instead, answer all the questions on the page (or pages) in front of you. Before you turn the page, bubble in all the answers on that page or those pages.
Write your answer in the left column
After you circle your answer, write the letter to the left of the question.
That way, you can easily scan down the page with your eyes and see which letters you need to bubble in.
Do a Section at a Time
One way to keep yourself on track and avoid the misalignment booboo is to fill in the bubbles for one-page-worth of questions at a time. In other words, start on page one and read each question on that page, and circle or mark the correct answers in your test booklet.
Do a Section at a Time
One way to keep yourself on track and avoid the misalignment booboo is to fill in the bubbles for one-page-worth of questions at a time. In other words, start on page one and read each question on that page, and circle or mark the correct answers in your test booklet.
After the 5 min warning, bubble in after every question
After the 5 min warning, switch back to bubbling in after every question.
